A growing food manufacturer seeks an interim operations leader to oversee manufacturing, warehouse, and supply chain functions during a leadership transition. Three-month contract based in Austin.
This interim contract supports a growing food manufacturer through a leadership transition, with the incoming Director taking ownership of manufacturing, warehouse, and supply chain operations. The role is hands-on from day one, requiring someone comfortable building structure, solving operational problems, and leading cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
The engagement is approximately three months, starting at 20 to 30 hours per week with potential to ramp toward full-time. The position is onsite in the Austin area, and the successful candidate must be available to begin quickly. Extension or conversion is possible based on business need and mutual fit.
- Lead day-to-day manufacturing, warehouse, and supply chain operations across the facility.
- Manage production scheduling, labour planning, packaging schedules, and warehouse execution.
- Oversee procurement, inventory, raw materials, shipping, logistics, and finished goods management.
- Establish and track KPIs covering production output, inventory accuracy, quality, throughput, and on-time delivery.
- Support onboarding of new contract manufacturing customers while maintaining service levels for existing accounts.
- Partner with executive leadership to communicate operational performance and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
- Eight or more years of progressive operations leadership in food, beverage, nutrition, supplements, or CPG manufacturing.
- Demonstrated experience across manufacturing, production, procurement, inventory, warehousing, logistics, and quality functions.
- Co-manufacturing, co-packing, or contract manufacturing background strongly preferred.
- Proven ability to build operational metrics, dashboards, and reporting frameworks that drive accountability.
- Comfortable operating in a lean, entrepreneurial organisation where strategic thinking and hands-on execution are both required.
- Familiarity with ERP or inventory management systems; experience with SOS Inventory or QuickBooks Online is a plus.
ForceBrands is a specialist recruiting and staffing firm focused on the consumer goods industry, connecting brands with experienced professionals across food, beverage, beauty, and related sectors. The firm operates across permanent placement, interim, and project-based engagements.
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